The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-12-17

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thirty per cent, but >! nf(oen
membore have borrowed 40 -
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OF The heavy Interest. oomcf1U0
ward the last Of the Woo-ey, VIII
or three di0oroue onee wish ~ ~,
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- scventy-fyc per cent? and ~ m
etance that I know Of Juat peE ~ ne
Chinese New Year. lO0 Per 81 Wos
bid on - Woo-ey. AZ t1c we're
but three membcrs that net DOT
roweo, the hard-up Celestial n4 1ly 20
pay tho neavy premium ~ <o men
bomctlmoe the Woo-ey - - ~ 10 lily
cents eonere ana nave NOVA q
Woo-eye - n1Gn - w o14<0< 4ooo9
wno 81 INTO ~ oo-ey - ~ sSmcnt
ana Qo pot Dorrow tnemeeIx 1okoliy
gct large AQscEess LOT tuSlr uoooyx
The Chinese eIthough they do ot
use gold - . token for money C %
being their highest standard for al
currency, use Il largely for ornam 4nts
and jewelry. The women deck their
hair with pins, combs and pendants
made OF fine gold, and wear ring1, brace
lets and anklets, II they. can anord it,
while the men content themselves with
rings and buttons made OF gold.
It Is common sight In San Francisco
to see well-to-do Chinese with . double
- LII A. -
coat, running the full length, that are
used as buttons.
Silver for ornaments and jowoISy Il
| largely utilized when circumstances will
not allow using the more costly metal
For gems or stones the jadc-stone II the
| favoritc. There IL not only an intrinsic
but . superstitious value attached TO
this stone. The favorite ornament for
both male and female Il jsde-stone
bracelet made solid like ring. The value
of single bracelet varies according to
| the quality-from eco up TO as high IS
| $3.50 Is paid. The jade Is semi-trans-
| parent stone nearly as hard as . dia-
mond and Of milky or smoky white color
notified with green and blue. When cir
cumstances admit q jade-stone bracelet II
| placed upon the wrist of child and
/ allowed to remain there As the child
grows up the hand naturally increases In
size, SO that In the course Of time Il Is i'm
possible to remove the bracelet without
breaking It.
The superstitious value of the jade
stone Is that the owner Of a good stone
will never suffer with hunger. The SUI
perstition Is probably true, for one would
not naturally suffer much from hunger be-
fore he sold the stone, which would place
him In pecuniary position to buy food.
| When the money received by the sale Of
| the stone Is gone, the belief holds good,
even though The believer might starve
| TO death, because having sold his stone
he no longer Is the possessor Of charm
to prevent him from suffering with
hunger.
Next to the jade-stone, the diamond Is
the favorite--the Chinese are good judges
OF diamonds, and often buy them when
In foreign countries as safe investment
for their money. Nearly all the Chinese
In Cuba 60 there TO work on five or
scven-year contract, receiving only a
small amount OF the pay until the con-
tract expires, when they get the larger
portion OF the money they have earned
In one sum.
1t is common occurrence for q Chi
nese from Cuba, who has his wealth In
the form OF diamonds, when about to
pass the custom-house inspectors In San
Francisco to place his diamonds in his
mouth, and IL he finds the search Is too
rigid he can easily swallow them-and
as soon as he gets ashore an emetic will
shortly bring the diamonds to light. Ashe
Is naturally close buyer and brings the
stones into this country without payment